Building the Expo Milano 2015 exhibition

The Italian Trade Agency is proud to be a Chicago Architecture Biennial Affiliate Partner. The 2015 Inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial, one of the most important international events of contemporary architecture, will launch in October 2015 and run through January 2016. The title of the first ever edition of the Chicago Architecture Biennial will be The State of the Art of Architecture.

www.chicagoarchitecturebiennial.org

On this occasion, the Italian Trade Agency, in collaboration with the Italian Institute of Culture and the Italian-American Chamber of Commerce Midwest, is organizing Spotlight on Italian Innovation and Sustainability, a series of related events during October and November 2015, including exhibitions, lectures, and film screenings. ITA salutes Baukuh, Armin Linke, PIOVENEFABI, Stefano Boeri Architetti and Studio Albori who are among the Chicago Architecture Biennial’s more than 60 official selected participants representing over 30 countries.

October 14-October 26.

Building the Expo Milano 2015 exhibition

Eataly Chicago, 43 E. Ohio Street

Open to the public.

Building the Expo Milano 2015 is a resized exhibition highlighting the advances and achievements of Italian architecture and its uses of the latest materials used in creating the MADE expo. The original exhibition took place in Milan (March 18-21, 2015) and documented the entire process from the creation of the idea to the realization of the 25 national pavilions and 6 corporate pavilions that are part of the EXPO Milano 2015, highlighting the construction elements and technologies applied to achieve the different effects needed. The exhibition was curated by Professor Luisa Collina and the Consortium POLI.design of the Politecnico di Milano. Presented in partnership with POLI.design – Politecnico di Milano.

October 14

· 12:00pm Building the Expo Milano 2015: A Guided Tour of the Exhibition

On the occasion of the 1st annual Chicago Biennial, Italian novelist and architect Gianni Biondillo will give a lecture on how the practice of psychogeography can be used for helping architects and citizens alike rediscover their own cities. In collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute.

October 15-29

Spotlight: Architecture+Space+Design at the Chicago International Film Festival

In collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Biennial, the Chicago International Film Festival will present a program of architecture- themed and design-related films. A longtime partner of the film festival, the ITA will support the screenings of the Italian films. For the complete schedule, please visit: www.chicagofilmfestival.com.

October 20

• 6:30pm “Perché un film su Michele De Lucchi” film screening

Following the film, Professor Arturo Dell’Acqua Bellavitis will discuss his longtime friendship and collaboration with Michele De Lucchi.

Massimo Iosa Ghini will speak about his work, dedicated to the sustainability of “today.” He will lead the audience on a technical discovery of Italian ceramic tiles and the cutting edge solutions to meet the most daring challenges of contemporary, sustainable architecture. Presented in collaboration with Confindustria Ceramica.

• 3:30pm “Perché un film su Michele De Lucchi” film screening

AMC River East Theaters, 322 E. Illinois Street

To buy tickets, please visit: www.chicagofilmfestival.com.

October 27

1:00-2:00 pm Creative Empathy: Mario Cucinella lecture

From Design to Architecture: Working stone at different scale: Aldo Cibic lecture

Langham Hotel, 330 N. Wabash Avenue

RSVP: info@itadesignseries.com

Mario Cucinella will elaborate on his definition of sustainability, which must take into account two points of view, the first technical and performance, the other for a new relationship between architecture and landscape: a creative empathy.

Aldo Cibic will discuss his constant fascination with the incredible versatility of marble. His research goes beyond the aesthetics of the new, &n